Nicole Nelson’s Book Notes music playlist for her novel Family Language

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Lauren Groff, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, T.C. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Hanif Abdurraqib, Andrew Sean Greer, Roxane Gay, and many others. Nicole Nelson’s novel Family Language is a powerful debut that explores the power of language. Publishers Weekly wrote of the book: “Bracing debut. . . the novel offers a credible depiction of her double bind as a woman, showing in many scenes how she faces societal pressures to become a mother even as she sees how motherhood has scuttled the careers of her colleagues. This is worth a look.”” In her own words, here is Nicole Nelson’s Book Notes music playlist for her debut novel Family Language: My novel Family Language explores the challenges and expectations piled on a woman who faces overnight motherhood. The main character, an academic linguist on the verge of tenure, has to…

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